Pleasure hiking
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SURE PLEA G HIKIN ts from 3 nigh 65.–/ CHF 1'0 DBL in person
THE HIGHLIGHTS
Wine Trail through the Grisons Wine Region You’ll begin your journey in Maienfeld: at 13.00h you’ll be picked up at
Through Grisons on the Via Valtellina
the railway station. Drop your luggage at the tour bus and, together with
Discover the culinary and historical diversity of the canton of Grisons on
your personal local guide, you’ll visit the historical town centre. Afterwards,
foot. You’ll wander the Grisons mountain region making several stop-offs
your guide will take you on a wine trail through the "Bündner Herrschaft"
along the way: it might be in the vineyards of the "Bündner Herrschaft"
wine r egion. Stroll through the vines and enjoy sampling between five and
wine region for a wine tasting, including a platter of local cheeses and cold
seven different wines in a magnificent cellar, paired with cheese and cold
meat, or at the Kindschi distillery to discover the history of the c ompany
meat specialities from the surrounding mountains and valleys.
and a bottle of Grisons "Röteli" or possibly in the Dischma valley for a v isit
You continue with a train ride to Schiers. Here you will visit the Kindschi
to see an ancient water turbine. The perfect tour for passionate hikers and
distillery - the region’s largest – and on a short tour you will hear about
connoisseurs!
(amongst other things) the history of the first trading routes of Veltliner wine – the Via Valtellina - where only pack mules and their drivers were able to pass. In addition, you’ll receive a small bottle of Grisons "Röteli" – the perfect pick-me-up for the hiking tour that lies before you! Afterwards it’s onwards with the Rhaetian Railway as far as Klosters where you will spend the night at the 4-star Hotel Vereina.
On the Veltliner Wine Trading Route The next day, you will hike through the Grisons mountain region along the Via Valtellina: before the time when cars and trains existed, this was the shortest link between the area of Lake Constance and northern Italy. On this former trade route, Veltliner wine, salt, sugar and cattle would be bartered. Your hiking route takes you over the Wolfgang pass and connects the former Walser settlements with the now world-famous tourist destinations of Klosters and Davos.
Scaletta pass: From Davos to the Engadin After a hearty breakfast at the Grischa – DAS Hotel Davos, you’ll take the Post Bus to Dürrboden in the Dischma valley – the starting point of the s econd stage of your hiking tour. Before you start your hike over the S caletta pass, you’ll be given an introduction to the history of the Via Valtellina at the Dürrboden mountain guest house. The ancient water turbine in the cellar of the guest house bears witness to these historic times and you are welcome to see it if you would like to. Now it’s time to get going – you’ve got a long www.privateselection.ch
